dautism spectrum disorder: Is, 47 years old, thus defines the diagnosis received two years ago. Interviewed by Rob Cisternino in his podcaststhe Australian singer told how she lived there diagnosis of autism and the sense of liberation tried right after that report.
Sia talks about her autism diagnosis: “Fully myself”
«For 45 years I have felt like I have to put on a human suit» revealed the artist, explaining the difficulty in understanding and managing certain aspects of his personality. Then the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and, finally, a sense of liberation: «Only in the last two years have I become fully myself” he said.
Explaining the reason: «No one can ever know and love you when you are full of secrets and live in shame». For this it is important to know “the type of neuro-atypicality that you may or may not have”.
“I don’t feel wrong, for the first time”
The artist then recounted his feelings after being diagnosed with autism.
«We finally sit down in a room full of strangers and tell them our deepest, darkest, most shameful secrets. And everyone laughs along with us, and we don’t feel like pieces of trash for the first time in our lives. But we feel seen for who we really are. So we can start going out into the world and just act like human beings and human beings with hearts and not pretending to be anything.
Autism in his film Music
A diagnosis, that of autism, which also influenced his artistic career. Indeed, it is not surprising that Music, 2021 film written and directed by Sia, has an autistic child as its protagonist.
The film has received several criticism for the sometimes awkward way in which the subject is treated and for certain scenes played by Maddie Ziegler. However, the artist called the film “a love letter to caregivers and the autistic community.” And she, deep down, knows what she’s talking about.
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